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CVE-2016-5829

Published: 27/06/2016 Updated: 17/01/2023
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.8 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 1.8
VMScore: 642
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Vulnerability Summary

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the hiddev_ioctl_usage function in drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c in the Linux kernel up to and including 4.6.3 allow local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted (1) HIDIOCGUSAGES or (2) HIDIOCSUSAGES ioctl call.

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Red Hat: Important: kernel security and bug fix update
Synopsis Important: kernel security and bug fix update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Topic An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) b ...
Red Hat: Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
Synopsis Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Topic An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important A Common Vulnerability Scoring S ...
Ubuntu Security Notice: linux-lts-trusty vulnerabilities
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel ...
Ubuntu Security Notice: linux vulnerabilities
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel ...
Ubuntu Security Notice: linux-ti-omap4 vulnerabilities
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel ...
Ubuntu Security Notice: linux-raspi2 vulnerabilities
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel ...
Ubuntu Security Notice: linux vulnerabilities
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel ...
Ubuntu Security Notice: linux vulnerabilities
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel ...
Ubuntu Security Notice: linux-lts-xenial vulnerabilities
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel ...
Ubuntu Security Notice: linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel ...
Red Hat: CVE-2016-5829
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's hiddev driver This flaw could allow a local attacker to corrupt kernel memory, possible privilege escalation or crashing the system ...

References

CWE-119https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/93a2001bdfd5376c3dc2158653034c20392d15c5http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/26/2http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=93a2001bdfd5376c3dc2158653034c20392d15c5http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3616http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.htmlhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.htmlhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.htmlhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3072-2http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-1http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00049.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00054.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00052.htmlhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00051.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00053.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91450http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3072-1http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00048.htmlhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00050.htmlhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00027.htmlhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-2http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.htmlhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.htmlhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2006.htmlhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2006https://nvd.nist.govhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3071-2/
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